David Banks is an English actor, speaker and author, best known for his role as Cyber ​​Leader, Doctor Who is the Enemy in the long-running science fiction series Doctor Who between 1982 and 1988. He starred in Seasons of Doctor Who that featured Cybermen: 6th serial Earth Shock (1982), 20th anniversary special The Five Doctors (1983), 1st series of 22nd season Attack of the Cybermen (1985) and 3rd series of 25th season with entitled Silver Nemesis (1988). The next year, David also played a character from Charles the Mercenary in Doctor Who: The Ultimate Adventurea stage play. He is also known as the author who wrote the entire biography, origin and history of Cybermen entitled Doctor Who – Cybermen The book was adapted into a set of 4 audio cassettes entitled The ArcHive Tapes , which he also narrated. David is the author of the novel Iceberg , part of Virgin New Adventures , which is a series of Doctor Who In addition to being a voice actor with more than 100 audiobooks, David has also had guest roles in well-known TV series – Bret Maverick (1981-1982), Mad As A Fox (1985), Brookside (1991), EastEnders (1994) andDoctors (2006).

Born name

David Banks

nickname

David

Sun sign

scale

Place of birth

Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

nationality

training

Its educational history is unknown.

occupation

Actor, speaker, author

family

• Father – unknown
• mother – unknown
• Siblings – unknown

Manager

unknown

Build

Slim

Height

6 feet 3 inches or 190.5 cm

weight

82 kg or 181 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

David Banks has kept his dating history private.

race/ethnicity

White

David Banks is of British descent.

hair colour

dark brown

Due to his advanced age, his hair has turned into “salt and pepper”.

eye color

Dunkelblau

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Thick eyebrows
• Tall, lean physique
• Slim nose
• Thin Lips

brand promotion

David Banks has not yet endorsed any brands.

Known for

• His role as Cyber ​​Leader in Doctor Who television series (1982-1988)
• Starring as Graeme Curtis in 3 episodes of Brookside (1991) and Gavin in 1 episode of EastEnders (1994)
• Appears in the film Evil in (2017)
• Being author of books Doctor Who – Cybermen (1988) and Iceberg (1993)

first movie

David Banks made his motion picture debut as a disc jockey in a crime comedy film called Some Kind of Hero in 1982.

First TV show

David Banks made his television series debut in an episode titled Leslie The Mouth Trap of the comedy series Keep It Around in the Family in 1980.

David Banks favorite things

• Interests – storytelling, public speaking, writing

David Banks facts

1. David got interested in acting when he was 4 or 5 years old. His teacher found a script for a play in a magazine and cast David as the magician.
2. As a young actor, David was inspired by Sir Ian McKellen.
3. He was credited as the Cyber ​​Leader in Doctor Who (1982-1988) because he had a good voice and height, which suited the role of the series’ villain.
4. The first car he bought was a British-made black Morris Minor 1000. It had pop-up amber indicators and its registration number read 50 MPJ.
5. During the performances of the stage play Doctor Who: The Ultimate Adventure in 1989, when he played Karl the Mercenary, David had to step in and play Doctor Who when the main actor Jon Pertwee became very ill.
6. In 2006, David narrated an unabridged version of The Lord of the Rings audio book originally written by JRR Tolkien in 3 volumes between 1954 and 1955.
7. David wrote a play entitled Settlement a 12th Century Lovers, which premiered in 2002.
8. He was invited by the University of Sydney and the University of Melbourne in Australia to give a lecture entitled Life as an Emotionless Killing Machine: Cybermen in a Strange State in 2008.
9. He claimed the role of cyber leader would never leave him, and despite wearing a mask, audiences recognized him for the role decades after his original appearance in the 1990s.
10. In a 2018 interview, David said he’s been busy with several writing projects. One was related to his novel Iceberg (1993), while the other had something to do with the Cybermen storyline and the Cyber ​​Leader in particular.
11. He is not active on social media.